{"product_id":"orpiment-baia-sprie-romania","title":"Orpiment - Baia Sprie, Romania","description":"\u003cp\u003eA true rarity from Baia Sprie (historically Felsőbánya) in northern Romania. This legendary site in the volcanic arc of the Carpathians is world-renowned for its complex hydrothermal vein systems, which over centuries produced an enormous wealth of sulfide minerals. In the cooler, near-surface zones of these veins, arsenic sulfides were deposited during the late stages of mineralization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe absolute highlight of this specimen is undoubtedly the rare, botryoidal orpiment. While this mineral is usually associated with intensely golden-yellow, flaky aggregates, this piece displays an absolute specialty and historical peculiarity of the deposit: fascinating, almost velvety, olive- to greenish-yellow balls. These spherical forms testify to a very calm, uniform crystallization from a supersaturated solution. They sit atop a carpet of white, highly textured dolomite, which provides an excellent, high-contrast background and perfectly showcases the orpiment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the small, stem-like realgar crystals already show signs of weathering and visually recede into the background in favor of the orpiment, they are invaluable as a genetic indicator for this stage. They document the original chemistry of the vein, as they crystallized from the same arsenic-rich solutions at the same time. For a systematic regional or classic collection, this specimen, due to its unusual morphology and the rarity of the spherical orpiment for Baia Sprie, is an absolutely exclusive and scientifically remarkable specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 8.8 x 7.3 x 2.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- x-tinymce\/html --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocality: Baia Sprie, Maramures, Romania \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"weloveminerals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58181355897172,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0839\/2291\/1572\/files\/20261024_205512-Photoroom.jpg?v=1793968210","url":"https:\/\/weloveminerals.de\/en\/products\/orpiment-baia-sprie-romania","provider":"weloveminerals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}